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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30, 31 and 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Essie asked to come by and visit?
(a) The young lawyer down the street.
(b) A respectable man from the church named C.J.
(c) The choir director who can be a fatherly figure to Marietta.
(d) No one.

2. What does Laura say she can provide?
(a) The muscle men to keep everyone safe.
(b) Gambling numbers.
(c) The organ music.
(d) Inspirational preaching.

3. How much money have they accumulated at the opening of Chapter 13?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Two thousand dollars.
(c) Fifteen thousand dollars.
(d) One thousand dollars.

4. In what is Laura most interested?
(a) Moving out of Harlem.
(b) Laura is imagining all the things she can do with all the money she can bring in if she plays the numbers racket as Buddy suggested.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Buddy.

5. Who does Laura meet as she is closing the church one night?
(a) Zora.
(b) Birdie Lee.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Chicken-Crow-For-Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buddy's conversion do to Essie?

2. What does Laura say Essie can provide?

3. What does Laura do to gain the church space?

4. Who does Laura accuse of killing Buddy?

5. What do Buddy and Laura do as a new scarlet curtain is hung as a backdrop for the services?

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